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Aon Names Lavinder in Oregon

Sep 11 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), named Dan Lavinder as a sales account executive in its Portland, Ore. office. Lavinder is responsible for the production of new property and...

Reinsurance Industry Exhibits Stability: Aon Benfield

Sep 11 2012 // In the past 12 years, only eight reinsurers have been declared insolvent despite paying claims of more than $150 billion from events including the World Trade Center attacks, hurricanes Rita, Wilma and Katrina, the Great...

People – Midwest

Sep 10 2012 // Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., a regional property/casualty insurer based in Hastings, Mich., has welcomed new President, CEO and Chairman Joseph J. Babiak Jr. Babiak joined Hastings Mutual in 2001 as the chief financial...

Aon Benfield August Cat Report Focuses on Isaac; Insurance Cover Disparity

Sep 7 2012 // Aon Benfield’s latest edition of its Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during August, notes that Hurricane Isaac was “the first land falling...

Aon Benfield Report Highlights Growth of Insurance-linked Securities

Sep 6 2012 // Catastrophe bond issuance for the last 12 months – June 2011 to June 2012 – rose to $6.43 billion – an increase of more than $2 billion over the same period in 2011, according to a report issued by Aon Benfield...

New National Parks’ Insurance Requirements Ignite Controversy

Sep 6 2012 // A National Parks Service (NPS) decision to hike their required insurance liability limits by 1,000 percent has some outfitters and guides, as well as their insurance providers, navigating the halls of Congress. The battle...

Global Reinsurer Capital Reaches $480 Billion: Aon Benfield Study

Sep 5 2012 // The latest edition of the Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyzes the financial position of the world’s leading reinsurers for the first half of 2012, concludes that “global reinsurer capital...

Aon Benfield, Impact Forecasting Launch Cat Risk Tool

Sep 4 2012 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, announced that it has launched “ELEMENTS 7, the loss calculation platform from Impact Forecasting, which enables insurers to more...

Ambiental Flood Experts in Partnership with Aon Benfield Research

Aug 20 2012 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, announced that it has expanded its Aon Benfield Research academic and industry research collaboration through a partnership with Ambiental,...

Aon Risk Solutions Hires Construction Services Executive in Atlanta

Aug 17 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the brokerage and risk management business of Aon plc, recently announced the addition of Wesley Williams as surety leader in the construction services group. Williams is based in Aon’s Atlanta...

Aon Risk Solutions Promotes McCorry, Williams in Detroit Office

Aug 14 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions has promoted LeAnne McCorry as national managing principal of the business and executive chairman of the Detroit, Mich., office and Carol Williams as resident managing director and chief executive...

Aon Hewitt Hires Lead Health and Benefits Strategist in New York

Aug 13 2012 // Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting business of Aon plc, recently hired John Asencio as senior vice president in the New York office. In his new role, Asencio will serve as the lead health and benefits...

Employers Stressing Health Incentives for Employees: Aon

Aug 8 2012 // U.S. employers are increasingly utilizing monetary and other incentives to encourage employees and their families to become active in health and fitness programs and take better care of themselves, according to new survey...

Aon Benfield Monthly Cat Report Highlights China Floods; Agriculture Losses

Aug 8 2012 // The latest report on the world’s catastrophes from Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, highlights flooding in China that generated more than $8.3 billion in economic...

Aon Benfield Appoints Summers Global CEO Facultative Re Division

Aug 6 2012 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Plc, announced the appointment within its facultative division of Paul Summers as Global CEO of Aon Benfield Fac, effective immediately. He...

Legal Expert Taherbhai Joins Aon Infrastructure Solutions in Canada

Aug 1 2012 // Aon Infrastructure Solutions, the global risk advisory group for alternative project delivery of Aon plc, announced that Tariq Taherbhai has joined the firm as a director of the unit. He has “extensive legal...

Aon Adds 3 in Indianapolis Office

Jul 31 2012 // Aon has expanded its Indianapolis, Ind., office with the addition of three professionals. Frank “Skip” Treco joined the office as senior vice president and Danielle Calahan as director of data analytics for Aon...

Aon’s Q2 Earnings Report: Revenue Growth; Net Income Drop

Jul 30 2012 // Aon announced mixed results in its second quarter earnings report. While “organic revenue growth” rose 4 percent, contributing to a $2.8 billion total, Aon said “net income attributable to Aon...

Insurance-linked Securities Top $2 Billion in Q2: Aon Benfield

Jul 26 2012 // The latest report on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market from Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, reveals that...

N.Y. Judge: Aon’s Poaching Suit Against Alliant Ins. Can Proceed

Jul 23 2012 // A New York court ruled recently that Aon Risk Services Northeast can proceed with its lawsuit against California-based Alliant Insurance Services involving employment covenants. Aon alleged that several of its former...